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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <okonjoniweala2020@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2016 10:41:34 -0800
Subject: CONFIRM TO ME THAT THIS FUND ACTUALLY BELONGS TO YOU

ATTN:BENECIARY,

BASED ON MY MOUNT WATER -TIGHT AND HIGH POWERED INVESTIGATION INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF YOUR UNPAID FUND $12.5M.(TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)AND WHY IT WAS CONFISCATED /EMBARGOED BY THE APEX BANK --THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN) ONE OF THE SUBSIDIARIES UNDER MY PORTFOLIO.--THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.(FMF).

UPON COMPLETION OF INVESTIGATION TODAY, I CAN REVEL TO YOU THE FOLLOWING FACTS WHICH LED TO THE EMBARGO AND CONFISCATION OF THE FUND BY THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.-CBN AND WHICH CANNOT BE RELEASED UNTIL YOU FOLLOW THE RIGHT PROCEDURE PERMITTED BY THE FISCAL POLICY DIRECTIVE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

1.YOUR RECEIVING BANK DETAILS IN YOUR NAME (MR.ABAAS SALEH)A FOREIGNER FOR THE TRANSFER OF SUCH MAGNITUDE OF FUND-$12,500,000.00 ( TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WITH OUT THE SUPREME COURT SWORN AFFIDAVIT DEPOSED IN YOUR NAME ,ADDRESS AND BANK ACCOUNT PARTICULARS AS STATUTORILY REQUIRED AND WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE OF THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF APEX BANK- THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,(CBN)-MALLAM SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI AND VETTING /FINAL APPROVAL OF THE FINANCE MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, IS AGAINST THE FISCAL POLICY DIRECTIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT, TANTAMOUNT TO MONEY LAUNDERING AND CRIME AGAINST THE STATE AND THEREFORE IS VIEWED WITH SERIOUS CONCERN BY THE AUTHORITIES AND SUBJECT TO INVESTIGATION.

2. THE CONSPIRACY OF THE THEN EFCC CHAIRMAN - MRS FARIDA WAZIRI WITH NON OFFICIAL OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA-CBN AND A JUNIOR STAFF WHO ATTEMPT TO TRANSFER THE FUND WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH THE LAID DOWN RULES AND KNOWN FISCAL POLICY DIRECTIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT ON SUCH HUGE MONETARY MATTERS,LED TO THE SACKING OF MRS FARIDA WAZIRI AS EFCC CHAIRMAN AND ITS REPLACEMENT WITH IBRAHIM LARMODE WHO IS NOW THE EFCC CHAIRMAN BUT NOW RTD. WHILE THIS GAME WAS ON LITTLE DID THEY KNOW THAT THE SECRET CBN MONITORING TEAM WHO REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE CBN GOVERNOR WAS WATCHING THEM , HENCE AT THE POINT OF CONCLUSION , THE FUND WAS BLOCKED AND CONFISCATED BY THE CURRENT CBN GOVERNOR AS REQUIRED OF HIM UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCE.

3.THEREFORE THE CREATION OF AN ILLEGAL ACCOUNT IN YOUR NAME WITH FORGED SIGNATORIES BY TUNDE OF ACCESS BANK(THAT IS ALREADY NOTORIOUS FOR IT,S MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES) AND HIS COHORTS IN CRIME, WAS THE LAST STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL,S BACK, HENCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESPONDED BY CLOSING THE ACCESS BANK ,PROSECUTION AND JAILING OF IT,S MD,- EBITIMI BANIGO AND THE CONFISCATION OF ALL THE FUNDS YOURS INCLUSIVE BEING LINED FOR LAUNDERING THROUGH THE BANK.

5. FINALLY, NOTE THAT YOUR FUND IS VERY MUCH INTACT, BUT YOU CANNOT GET IT AS IT HAS BEEN EMBARGOED BY CBN AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED FACTS. TO HAVE IT RELEASED AND PAID DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT , THE RIGHTFUL PROCESS WILL STRICTLY HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED UNDER MY SUPERVISION , APPROVAL AND ENDORSEMENTS REQUIRED BY THE REGULATORY FISCAL DIRECTIVE POLICY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.

TO BEGIN, YOU MUST FIRST AND FOREMOST SEPARATE AND WITHDRAW YOURSELF IN ALL RAMIFICATIONS FROM COMMUNICATING WITH ALL THE PEOPLE, IN ACCESS BANK ,EFCC,FBI ECT AND WORLD BANK WHO INITIATED THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND THROUGH THE ILLEGAL PROCEDURE THAT LANDED YOU IN TROUBLE AND LED TO THE FUND CONFISCATION BY CBN. YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF AND WORK ASSIDUOUSLY IN CONFORMITY WITH MY DIRECTIVES IN THIS NEW ARRANGEMENT UNTIL THE FUND ENTERS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT YOU ARE GOING TO PROVIDE.

ON RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL FORWARD TO ME YOUR RECEIVING ACCOUNT DETAILS WHERE YOU DESIRE THE FUND WIRED FOR USAGE IN PREPARING THE FIRST REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (SUPREME COURT SWORN AFFIDAVIT) THAT WILL BE DEPOSED IN YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS USED WITH OTHERS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE FUND TRANSFER. YOU CAN ONLY RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL IF YOU ARE REALLY THE OWNER OF THIS FUND $12.5M.


I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS OF THE PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU THAT THIS FUND ACTUALLY BELONGS TO YOU .

WAITING TO HEARING FROM YOU.

REGARDS,

Dr.Okonjo Ngozi Iweala
Federal Ministry Of Finance.

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